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CCI undergrads present at Undergraduate Research Symposium

On Tuesday, March 31st the Donald L. Tucker Civic Center will fill with hundreds of undergraduate researchers presenting their research. From the College of Communication and Information, there are 23 students participating in the morning and afternoon sessions. Numbers after student names correspond to their poster numbers. Check out the Facebook event for more information.

Morning Session

Catherine Coder, #16
The Truth About North Korean Media
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Steve McDowell

Alissa Smith, #20
The Effect of the Menstrual Cycle Phase on Auditory Perception
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Richard J. Morris

Alexandra Brockdorf, #29
Speech Production in Healthy, Aging, and Parkinson’s Disease
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Megan MacPherson

Kelly Ann Croy #37
Through the Lens of David Douglas Duncan: The Middle East and South Asia (1946-1956)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Defne Bilir

Natasha De Novi #42
The Implementation of E-books to Increase Language and Literacy Levels in Young ELLs
Faculty Advisor: Ms. Lisa Fitton

Beatriz Segonzac Pascual #43
Language Learning in Older Adulthood
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Erin Ingvalson

Kelsey Holder, #57
Effect of Preferred Instrumental Music on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) in Neurotypical Young Adults
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Leonard LaPointe

Sarah A. Lehman, #62
Media Activism: The Role of Social Media in Brazil’s 2013 Protests
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Steve McDowell

Corinna McCarthy, #69
Examining The Use of Public Diplomacy as a Platform for Communication Between governments and Citizens
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Mehnaz Gul

Anacarla Sanchez, #86
The Impact of a Celebrty
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Patrick Merle

Catherine Sassano, #88
Essential Language Skills for Persuasion: Have we Persuaded You?
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Shannon Hall Mills

Ashley Tressel, #95
Media and Drone Strikes: Understanding Newspaper Editorials
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Steve McDowell

Christopher Sintic, #102
Environmental Documentaries and Communities of Activism
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Andy Opel

Afternoon Session

Gina Marina Andraos, #131
Use of Crowdsourcing to Examine the Ecological Validity of Perceptual Training Programs in Dysarthria
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Kaitlin Lansford

Emily Verteau, #135
Acoustic Measures of Stress in Childhood Apraxia of Speech
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Toby Macrae

Ricardo Canelo III, #140
Speech Production in Healthy Aging Adults
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Megan MacPherson

Sheridan Obrochta, #182
Speech Motor and Language Interactions in Children: A Longitudinal Investigation
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Megan MacPherson

Gabriela Oliveira, #183
Cognitive Reactions to Fear Appeal Advertising
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Sindy Chapa

Sylvia A. Ortiz, #184
Project BLOOM
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Carla Wood

Nicole Palenzuela, #186
The Effect of Dognitive Load on Neuromotor Activation during Speech Production
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Megan MacPherson

Brendan Rempert, #193
Community Perspective on the Impact of Voluntourism in Pamohi Village
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Steve McDowell

Gabriela Timis, #207
Human Rights and Media: Analyzing the Coverage of an Attack on a Roma Teenager
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Steve McDowell

Xiaolu Wu, #217
Autonomic Arousal and Cognitive Load Affecting Speech Production in Younger Adults
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Megan MacPherson